What color is #EA9073?

#EA9073 is a light, moderate red known as Warm Welcome. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Warm Welcome?

The RGB value is 234, 144, 115: 234 red, 144 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Warm Welcome?

The complementary color is #73CDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA9073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Warm Welcome color: hex code #EA9073

#EA9073 rgb(234, 144, 115)

Shades of orange

Warm Welcome has the hex code #EA9073. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 56.5% green and 45.1% blue (234, 144, 115).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 74% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 51% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

Warm Welcome (#EA9073) color codes

HEX	`#EA9073`
RGB	`rgb(234, 144, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 56.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 74%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 51%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 51%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, 31.09, 29.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 43.06, 43.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.002, 38.681, 21.207)`
Decimal	`15372403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Warm Welcome, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EA9073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA9073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EA9073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea9073; }
.text { color: #ea9073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea9073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 144 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea9073, #eacc73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EA9073 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EA9073?: #EA9073 is a light, moderate red known as Warm Welcome. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Warm Welcome?: The RGB value is 234, 144, 115: 234 red, 144 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Warm Welcome?: The complementary color is #73CDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA9073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.